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The Council of Sardica was called as an Ecumenical Council in 342, 343, or 347 in response to the Arian Heresy. Co-Augusii Constans and Constantius, the 2 remaining sons of Constantine worked together at the urging of Pope Julius in response to this heresy that not only divided the church, but the state as well. Constans, Augustus in Rome, favored the Nicene bishops while Constantius, Augustus in Constantinople, often supported Arian ones. To help insure equal representation to solve this divisive issue, Sardica (now Sofia in Bulgaria) was chosen as a location near the division between eastern and western portions of the Roman60 and 400 with major cities. During this time only Dacia and Mesopotamia were added to the Empire but were lost before 300. The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman state in the centuries following its reorganization under t State. However, fearing domination of the council by Western bishops, many Eastern bishops left the council to hold another council in PhilippopolisPlovdiv is a city in Bulgaria and the capital of the Plovdiv Oblast (district). With a population of 338,302, it is the country's second largest city (after the capital, Sofia). The population is predominantly Bulgarian, though there is also a significant. As a result, the Council of Sardica failed to universally represent the church and is not one of the official Ecumenical Councils.Sardica produced 21 canonIn Western culture, canon law is the law of the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches. The Eastern Orthodox concept of canon law is similar to but not identical to the more legislative and juridical model of the West. In both traditions, a canon is a rule. In addition to the attempt to resolve the Arian issue, other major points were:
- Bishops should not attempt to recruit from diocese other than their own
- Bishops should be permanent residents of their own diocese
- Bishops should spend most of their time in their own diocese (not at the court in Rome)
- Bishops should not be transferred to another diocese
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